Many major insurers no longer waiving out of pocket costs for COVID-19 care

Nearly three-quarters of health care plans are no longer waiving out-of-pocket costs, according to a briefing by the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Arizona reports 3,621 additional COVID cases, nears 1M mark

The state’s pandemic totals rose to 998,164 cases and 18,661 deaths, according to the Department of Health Service’s coronavirus dashboard.

Arizona sheriff goes viral with vow not to mandate vaccines for his officers

Lamb said on "Fox & Friends" that mandates are the result of "weak leadership" not protecting the rights of employees, and he is leaving the decision to get vaccinated as a personal choice of his officers.

Navajo Nation mandates COVID-19 vaccine for government workers

All Navajo Nation executive branch employees must be vaccinated by Sept. 29, President Jonathan Nez announced, hoping to help prevent the nation from becoming a hot spot again.

Unvaccinated, people with health risks should avoid cruises, CDC says

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending that people who are not vaccinated for COVID-19 and individuals with risk of severe illness should avoid cruises.

Florida woman hospitalized with COVID-19 comes home to find husband dead of COVID-19

A Central Florida woman fought for her life in the hospital, survived, and thought she'd seen the worst of COVID -- until she went home and made a shocking discovery.

US COVID-19 hospitalizations top 100K since January, HHS says

COVID-19 hospitalization numbers haven’t reached into the six figures since January, according to health officials.

Gov. Hochul adds 12,000 more COVID-related deaths to state count

NY Gov. Kathy Hochul acknowledged on her first day in office that the state has had nearly 12,000 more deaths from COVID-19 than Cuomo told the public.

Amid anti-mask mandate protest, Scottsdale Unified board members hold modified meeting

Scottsdale Unified's board meeting was held amid ongoing controversy over the district's mask mandate. While some parents protested, others thanked the school district for implementing the mandate.

Abbott adds vaccine mandate ban to Special Session agenda

He also has issued a new executive order maintaining the ban on mandating COVID-19 vaccinations by Texas government entities.

FAA releases audio calls from pilots reporting unruly passengers in PSA

“We’ve got a disruptive customer in the back,” one pilot reported in a new PSA from the FAA, which has reported nearly 4,000 unruly passengers so far this year.

Parent of 12-year-old in ICU urges Polk County to take up mask mandates

The debate over masks mandates in schools was reignited Tuesday night at the Polk County school board meeting. The issue wasn't on the agenda, but parents on both sides of the issue still had a lot to say, including the father of a 12-year-old boy who is in the ICU battling COVID-19.

Family of prison officer who died of the coronavirus sues San Quentin

The 55-year-old Sgt. Gilbert Polanco, who was also was a U.S. Army veteran, was the first employee to die from the virus at San Quentin.